and p.s....
on the subject of MD's and life care it is not I who should be proud, rather my hat is off to
breeders such as yourself and in fact breeders of all species, as life itself
is precious; you have chosen a rather noble profession caring for and refining
a given species.
YOU, not I, are the MDs of sorts and certainly scientists far beyond my grasp in this
field and while the marine sanctuary that is encouraged to flourish (quite prolific) under my sailboat might be noble I do not
claim to have your ability to care for such a fragile organism as Koi in the hands of man in a manmade body of water.
my role here certainly is NOT to say 'gee, no it is YOU who should be ashamed for this or that post';
I welcome each inquiry as another perspective from folks who have interest and knowledge of what is required to do the voodoo you doo so well...
Your post (and questions on saturation is right on target; of course there is a saturation point and let's assume that most people never hit it and want more oxygen in their water, so we can and should discuss that aspect of pond maintenance, filter maintenance, old pumps etc., but...
really the point here is (and was) do you folks see a benefit in a multi-function device and more specifically, who out there is actually metering and testing (via an outside lab) their water on a regular basis?
THAT was what she wanted me to find. The rest of this is pure QnA and again I thank you for the Q's, please don't kick me in the A too much.
and beyond what you or I write here, there is a customer who just purchased one for a rather expensive Koi set up (based on his specs).
after he gets it in and gives me a bit of feedback that will be at the site as well as changes to our instructions based on what he found clear and what needed polish, we'll have a new slice of data to chew on.
when I saw black algae (anaerobic) almost disappear from an old ladies pool who used this I was a bit shocked. a pool builder pointed it out first and I didn't really think much of it..yet the pool never was shocked with chemicals and it practically (not completely) disappeared over a 3 month period due to something that changed...and the only thing she did was add one of these. that sort of led us down this 'oxygen' path in the first place.
After all, when all is said and done, it is the words and real-world experience from people USING any product that count most; which may explain why I followed the biologist's request to start this investigation in the first place. my apology if something herein offends or isn't 'kewl' by someone's standards...coming from a scientific background I WANT TO KNOW what works and what doesn't. To sell junk isn't in me; my eBay feedback clearly states I deliver what's promised and the support is 200% of anything from anyone at any price; I've done it that way for decades and am damn proud of it (see wife story above hee hee).
Meanwhile, I'm just asking questions, getting asked questions and doing my best to answer them honestly. my hope is your questions come from an objective concern over how any device from anyone can help your koi enjoy a longer, happier life.
That, after all, would be a common goal amongst this group eh?
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